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I hope you and yours are having a very happy holiday season and a peaceful and restful end to the year. Instead of my usual newsletter, I'm writing with a few reflections on the past year and to share some of my priorities for the Ward and District in the year to come.

I can’t believe this is the last newsletter of 2023 – what a year it’s been! I’ll be sharing more to recap and reflect on the year later, so stay tuned. But first, it's been a busy couple of weeks in Ward 6 and at the Council, so there’s lots to catch up on.

The following statement is from Councilmember Charles Allen regarding the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 released by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA):

The following letter was submitted into the hearing record from Councilmember Allen regarding BZA case #20996:

This evening, Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen will hold the 17^th Annual Ward 6 Brickie Awards at The Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street, NE with hundreds of Ward 6 neighbors expected to attend the sold-out event. The Brickie Awards are an annual celebration of Ward 6, with actual bricks given as awards to winners in five categories: Neighbor, Community Organization, Business, Public Service, and Civic Pride.

The DC Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment will vote on legislation to curb dangerous driving on Wednesday, December 6 at 2 pm, Committee Chair and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen announced.

I hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving last week! Leading up to the holiday, I was fortunate to join neighbors in Southwest at James Creek with my kids to help serve an early Thanksgiving meal, followed by the annual Safeway Feast of Sharing with some Council colleagues, where nearly 5,000 meals were served to DC residents. After celebrating the holiday with family, I headed out to support our great Ward 6 local small businesses for Small Business Saturday.

Thanksgiving is less than a week away(!). And as the holiday season gets underway, I want to be sure you've got two dates saved on your calendar: November 25 for Small Business Saturday and tonight (Saturday November 18th) for the annual tree lighting at Eastern Market Metro Park

Today, DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) introduced legislation to protect historic homes from unauthorized destruction and demolition, enabled in part because the existing fines are so low it does not serve as a successful deterrence, nor does it allow for significant differences between small and severe violations.